Civil Law, 2011 Bar — Question 56

MULTIPLE CHOICE

X and Y, Filipinos, got married in Los Angeles, USA, using a marriage license issued by the Philippine consul in Los Angeles, acting as Civil Registrar. X and Y did not know that they were first cousins because their mothers, who were sisters, were separated when they were quite young. Since X did not want to continue with the relation when he heard of it, he left Y, came to the Philippines and married Z. Can X be held liable for bigamy? A) No since X's marriage to Y is void ab initio or did not exist. B) No since X acted in good faith, conscious that public policy did not approve of marriage between first cousins. C) Yes since he married Z without first securing a judicial declaration of nullity of his marriage to Y. D) Yes since his first marriage to Y in Los Angeles is valid.

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